Week 9 best suggestions
October 25, 2011 8:35 PM
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Illinois' offense. The unit has struggled the last two weeks, scoring an aggregate 21 points in consecutive losses to Ohio State and Purdue. The bad news for the Fighting Illini attack: It will play a rugged Nittany Lion squad that ranks second in the Big Ten in total defense. To win for a second year in a row at Penn State, Illinois will need to find a way to establish a ground game with running backs Jason Ford, Donovonn Young and Troy Pollard along with nimble quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. The ground game has bogged down the last two weeks, notching 121 yards rushing at Purdue and 116 vs. Ohio State. The Nits are yielding just 101.9 yards per game on the ground.
Tom Dienhart
Illinois' offense. The unit has struggled the last two weeks, scoring an aggregate 21 points in consecutive losses to Ohio State and Purdue. The bad news for the Fighting Illini attack: It will play a rugged Nittany Lion squad that ranks second in the Big Ten in total defense. To win for a second year in a row at Penn State, Illinois will need to find a way to establish a ground game with running backs Jason Ford, Donovonn Young and Troy Pollard along with nimble quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. The ground game has bogged down the last two weeks, notching 121 yards rushing at Purdue and 116 vs. Ohio State. The Nits are yielding just 101.9 yards per game on the ground.
Tom Dienhart
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